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Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006

Complaints and discipline - Procedure

251: Contempt of Disciplinary Tribunal

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"Disrespecting the Disciplinary Tribunal is not allowed"

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If you threaten or intimidate a member of the Disciplinary Tribunal, you can get in trouble. You can also get in trouble if you wilfully insult a member, an officer, or a witness while they are working with the Disciplinary Tribunal. This includes when they are going to or coming from the tribunal. You can commit an offence if you interrupt the Disciplinary Tribunal or misbehave in it. If you disobey an order from the Disciplinary Tribunal without a good reason, you can also commit an offence. If you do any of these things, you might be excluded from the Disciplinary Tribunal and a constable can help make sure you leave.

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Part 7Complaints and discipline
Procedure

251Contempt of Disciplinary Tribunal

  1. Every person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 who—

  2. threatens, intimidates, or wilfully insults any person, being a member of the Disciplinary Tribunal, an officer of the Disciplinary Tribunal, or any witness, during that person's sitting or attendance in the Disciplinary Tribunal, or in going to or returning from the Disciplinary Tribunal; or
    1. wilfully interrupts or obstructs the proceedings of the Disciplinary Tribunal or otherwise misbehaves in the Disciplinary Tribunal; or
      1. wilfully and without lawful excuse disobeys any order or direction of the Disciplinary Tribunal in the course of the hearing of any proceedings.

        1. A member of the Disciplinary Tribunal may order the exclusion from a sitting of the Disciplinary Tribunal of any person whose behaviour, in that member's opinion, constitutes an offence against subsection (1), whether or not that person is charged with the offence; and any constable may take such steps as are reasonably necessary to enforce such an exclusion.

        Notes
        • Section 251(1): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).
        • Section 251(1)(a): amended, on , by section 131 of the Tribunals Powers and Procedures Legislation Act 2018 (2018 No 51).
        • Section 251(2): amended, on , pursuant to section 116(a)(ii) of the Policing Act 2008 (2008 No 72).